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Chapter Three: A Rivers rage

Tony haunted her dreams. He told her and told her that the Spirit World wasn't real, and she kept telling them that they did.

"They do exist! They do!"

He shoved her down.

"No they don't. Give up your silly childhood fantasy."

She slowly started to believe him. They had not come back. Maybe it was…

Chihiro woke up with a start. She couldn't forget them. She wouldn't. She had proof in the sequined purple hair band that she had got from them. Chihiro walked down the narrow hall to the creamy white balcony. She sank into a sandy colored cushioned chair and stared up into the starry sky. She sat there wishing to see a silver thread swimming through the sky, and dozed there waiting.

She was back in school with the dream still fresh in her mind. She had brought a picture of Kohaku in dragon form that she had drawn a few nights before. His beautiful jade blue eyes staring back at her. She clutched it tightly as if it held her life. Once she heard Tony's voice, she had tried to hide it, but one of his gang members had seen it first.

"Tony, look the freak got something in her jacket. I think it's her homework."

"Well we can't have her turning it in for once, now can we?"

He came toward her. She tried to pick up her speed, but he grabbed her by the hood of her jacket, chocking her in the process.

"Give me the paper."

"No!"

"What did you say to me?"

She could feel her jacket being ripped off. The picture became exposed. He snatched it out of her grasp, and looked at it closely.

"Well look what we have here. That creepy dragon she always talks about."

He passed it around so everybody could see and all the while Chihiro glaring at him. When it got back to him he started to rip it. She could feel a tear start to come. "I won't cry! No, not in front of him." As it tore she felt as if it was her heart and not a piece of paper. She felt anger build up. This was it, she had taken it all, and with strength she didn't know she possessed, she rammed her bony fist into his face. Blood dribbled from his nose. His face became beet red with rage, and Chihiro decided that it was time for her to run. She ran into school. It was the closest place of protection.

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The dream had been on his mind all day. What had happened to make her cry? Why was she so sad? Had he caused her the pain? It hurt him to think about it, but it made him more determined to find a way to go to her. He made his way to the library. There were very few spirits but that was good. He needed to have peace and quite. Book after book he searched and nothing.

"Why can't I find anything? There has to be something!"

He was starting to work himself up. He looked through one last book then cracked; or rather it was the table that cracked. It was split in two then thrown against the wall with so much force that it left a dent in the wall. The people turned around to see what had happened and saw the god fuming. Kohaku quickly gained his composure, and sat back down not bothering to apologize. He stayed there for the rest of the day and most of the night until finally he dozed off again only to be haunted by another dream of Chihiro.

She was walking down the street in quick paced manner. She was suddenly pulled behind the wall into a dark alley. Her face showed horror as she stared into a boy's face. He looked to be about her age with a squared face. His jet black hair stuck out on the ends. He looked very strong, bulking from the sides. He had a look of hatred on his face. Kohaku only heard partially what was being said.

"You are going to pay Ogino! No one humiliates me like that!"

He tossed her into the wall. She cringed and was holding the back of her head. There was blood on her hands. Kohaku was furious by now. He went to punch her but she dodged, and kicked him where it hurt. She ran as fast as she could. The dream then started to fade as he saw tears stream down her face.

Thunder boomed through the bath house which brought many people up from their beds to find what had made the noise. One of those people was Rin. She stepped out of her room just in time to see Kohaku striding furiously down the hall. A coal black thundercloud hovered over his head. A bone chilling wind whipped around his body. Lights were exploding with each step he took. She took a step in front of him. She needed to find out what he was so mad about. She looked into his eyes and saw a storm, an angry storm that showed no mercy. With that one look she took a step back against the wall. She may have been smart to have not tried to stop him, but Yubaba wasn't. She came down at him demanding why he thought he had the right to disturb the guests. He tossed her aside like a fly, but she didn't get the hint. She shot a ball of fire at him. It didn't affect him a bit, but it got him even angrier. The ground started to rumble. A large crevice formed down the middle of the hall. People screeched in surprise and when they looked up for Kohaku but he was gone.

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Chihiro pumped her thin legs as fast as she could down the dirt path that led to her house. She didn't look back, she was too scared to lost. She burst through the door, past her mom, and went up to her room. She collapsed on her bed bawling.

"Chihiro, baby, can I come in?"

Chihiro heard the door open slightly as her mother slipped in. Then she felt the weight on the bed as she sat down.

"Would you like to tell me what happened?" her mother asked calmly as she comfortably rubbed Chihiro's delicate back. Her mother started to comb gently through her hair until she saw the blood. She jerked back in surprise. There was a four inch gash coursing down the middle of her head.

"What happened?"

"Nothing."

"This isn't nothing! There is a huge gash on the back of your head. Young lady, you are going to tell me this instant what happened!"

In frustration with everything she answered.

"You want to know what happened! Well here it is! A boy beat me up today for me not wanting to think like he and the rest of the whole world thinks!"

Her mom stared at her in shock and unbelief.

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Well maybe it was because you mocked the story like everybody else at my party when I told it. I heard you talking to dad afterward. That story is why no one comes over anymore, why I'm failing, and why I just got beat up!"

Her mom now had tears coming down her face.

"I'm so sorry Chihiro, I can't change what I said but I can put a stop to you getting beat up. I'll do it starting with that boy! Tell me his name!"

Chihiro just stared at her mother, but eventually told her mother his name.

"Tony Carpenter."

With that her mother left Chihiro in her room to stare at the dragon she loved on her wall, and in the background she heard her mother on the phone. She was talking to Tony's mom.

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In the little town that was built on the now cemented Kohaku River, a storm started to form. With the first crack of lightning many of the villagers peaked out of their window's. They were surprised. There wasn't supposed to be a storm today, but they were always glad for the rain. Many of there children ran out to dance in the rain, but had to quickly come back in because it was raining to hard. Ten minutes after the storm had started to rain there was at least two feet of water. It was going to flood.

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Chihiro had decided to take a nap because of the headache she had, and for the first time in six years she saw Kohaku.

He looked furious but handsome. He was older,with the look of about eighteen, though he was probably a few hundred years older. His dark hair lashing out wildly around his face. Even with his body covered in a white kimono bordered in a deep set blue she could tell he was in good shape. Her eyes wondered back up to his face. He still had the creamy white skin, but his eyes were a stormy gray. They showed her what truly lied inside, he was angry and in pain. It was then she realized that there was a black storm cloud hovering over him, and that was all she saw. Some one was calling her name.

"Chihiro come down here! You need to see what's on the news."

She groaned and didn't move. She wanted to back to sleep and dream of him.

"Honey, it's the town built on the Kohaku River. It's flooding!"

In hearing his name she dashed down stairs to find devastation on the T.V. screen. It looked like a hurricane on land. Wind was ripping houses from the ground, and water was filling in the places where it once stood.

In a soft voice that her parents could barely hear she whispered "He came back for me."

Her mother turned around to ask what she had mumbled, but all she heard was the car screech as it flew off heading toward the River.

It was a thirty minute drive, but Chihiro made it there in five. At first it was in anticipation to get there, but then she noticed a black jaguar following her. She switched lanes and so did it. She caught a glimpse of jet black hair in the rear view mirror.

"I just have to make it to the River." She kept saying as she sped on.

The car was pulled to a halt and without looking back to see if Tony was following her, she dashed down into the gorge that held the almost full raging river. Her attempts to outrun him failed. He tackled her to the ground with all his force. She heard the crack as her left arm broke under the pressure and maybe some ribs. She was pinned to the ground; she tried to wriggle out of his grasp but he held tighter and hit her each time. He said something but she didn't hear. The first hit went into her stomach knocking the air out of her lungs and the second hit her jaw. Tears started to come, but it was not from the pain. It was from the thought that she was so close to being with Kohaku and yet so far away. She had to see him at least once.

"Nighayami Kohakuhushi please come and save me." She whispered and the wind carried it away.

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He knew she was here. He could feel the pain that she was in. He knew that he was not supposed to be seen, but it didn't matter, Chihiro needed his help.

The crowd standing on the hill just out of the reach of the water gasped as a man with look of about 18 rose out from the middle of the river. Wind and water surrounded his body like a tornado. He walked across the water heading for a girl and boy on the beach.

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Chihiro watched Tony's had ball up into a fist. That hit would be the end. Her body couldn't take anymore pain. She shut her eyes and got ready for the blow, but it never came. Instead she felt strong comforting arms rap around her fragile body. She knew without opening her eyes, who it was. Power surrounded his body. She looked up to see the warm jade blue eyes of Kohaku, and passed out.

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